Fairfield Park

[DiscGolfSchodt]

Great news!!!

[CEValkyrie]

Here is a thread Chuck posted on DGCR
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46955

[Tom McManus]

Brett is a disc golf mover and shaker.  Thanks for all the hard work Brett.

[jasonc]

Thank you!  Thank you!  Thankyouverymuch!!!   

[DiscGolfSchodt]

I just got a funny feelng in my tummy.

[CEValkyrie]

Chuck was in town a few times. He's worked on the map. This is the map of the Championship 18. There are going to be more holes using the old holes 15,16, & 17 and probably another by old #7 area. This is a work in progress.

[Tom McManus]

Chuck was in town a few times. He's worked on the map. This is the map of the Championship 18. There are going to be more holes using the old holes 15,16, & 17 and probably another by old #7 area. This is a work in progress.

Looks extremely exciting!.  Great JOB BRETT.

[jasonc]

   Looks great so far!!!! 

[Chainmeister]

Pretty interesting use of the land.  Good signs will be needed.  Some of the gold/white separation is due to a second basket and some of the separation is due to a second tee.  Players may get confused if they don't know the course.  Those back long wooded holes look to  be very challenging.  I like the balance of woods, open, left and right.  The white course looks to be plenty challenging and the gold a true beast.  Can't wait.

[CEValkyrie]

Good signs will be needed. 

No doubt. The proposal included the best signs in the game. Keeping fingers crossed.

[JCleaveland]

Question all of gold holes are longer  than the white except 18? Reason

Thanks

[CEValkyrie]

Brett,

We are in the final phase of the design portion of the project.  Chuck has
a fantastic rendition layout of the new course.  He will be coming back to
the site this April to do the final layout and staking of the site so that
my staff can start the clearing of the fairways through the woods.

The clearing and setting up of the new layout will obviously all depend on
the weather and the other projects that my staff are involved with.  We
hope to be able to do most of the big clearing this spring but as you know
the weather will play a large part in that.

When we do get the major clearing complete it will take some time to
complete the hand work of cleaning up and installing the wood chips in the
fairways of the wooded areas.  After that is when we hope to start the "T"
areas and start to schedule the moving of the current baskets to their new
location.

As you can see this is going to be a lengthy process.  I am hoping to have
most of these parts completed late this summer in order to move the current
baskets either next winter or sooner if all goes well.

Thanks again,

Jeff Lurquin,
Parks and Buildings Services Director
Round Lake Area Park District

[Jon Brakel]

First I'd like to say thanks to Brett for all the work that you're put in at the course and with the park district!

Second, I'd like to say woo hoo!

And third I will add that I would love to add an IOS leg at Fairfield for fall of 2012 but if we need to wait until 2013 it will be for a great reason!

[Chainmeister]

First I'd like to say thanks to Brett for all the work that you're put in at the course and with the park district!

Second, I'd like to say woo hoo!

And third I will add that I would love to add an IOS leg at Fairfield for fall of 2012 but if we need to wait until 2013 it will be for a great reason!

Ditto.  Do we want to consider having the club tournament when Chuck is in town and giving him a membership?

[Case J]

That proposed layout looks awesome, great job Brett.

Its a bummer how the park district representative kept saying "my staff", brings us back to what we were talking about last night at leagues.  I would love to help do some of the grunt work to help get this course in the ground, but it seems the park district is against that.

Anyway, Brett, it seems you have done everything possible from your end to make this a sweet, championship caliber 18 hole course.  Hope everything goes through smoothly.  If there is ever anything I can help with, please let me know. 

[Clonan]

I noticed this thread on DGCR about 2 months ago and have been checking it weekly to see if its going to happen, this is pretty sweet!  Good job Brett and to all those involved with this, it looks like a respectable championship course is on its way to the LC. 

[CEValkyrie]

I met with Chuck last night. Give a big thanks to Chuck. He's been out there helping Chuck several times. He's marked the trees that need to be cleared. He'lll be out there again today to finalize the layout.

The park district is startng work next week. The have rented a brush hog for the week.

The course is planned in stages. Stage 1 included getting the baskets moved to the 18 hole layout. The tees will remain natural. Phase 2 plan is to get the 2nd set of baskets. Phase 3 will include installatoin of cement tees. Final adjustments will be made if need be.

Once it's all said and done there will be the Squaw Creek Championship 18. There will be 6 bonus holes with some of them being in wet areas. They might not be playable year round.

[Chainmeister]

I met with Chuck last night. Give a big thanks to Chuck. He's been out there helping Chuck several times. He's marked the trees that need to be cleared. He'lll be out there again today to finalize the layout.

The park district is startng work next week. The have rented a brush hog for the week.

The course is planned in stages. Stage 1 included getting the baskets moved to the 18 hole layout. The tees will remain natural. Phase 2 plan is to get the 2nd set of baskets. Phase 3 will include installatoin of cement tees. Final adjustments will be made if need be.

Once it's all said and done there will be the Squaw Creek Championship 18. There will be 6 bonus holes with some of them being in wet areas. They might not be playable year round.

This is great news. Thanks Brett, Chuck and Round Lake PD.  Does this mean Fairfield will be playable in the new layout as soon as stage 1 is done?  I know work is planed soon. Does that mean State 1 will be done soon?  I assume tee signs will be installed as part of stage 3. Is that correct?

[CEValkyrie]

I'm not sure how quickly they are going to be able to get the phase 1 done. When it's ready they are going to move all 20 baskets making a playable 18. It will have natural tees and no signs. The plan is for tee signs but that may take a while.

[roman]

We can probably get together as a club and make some temporary signs like we do for tournaments - if the park district is okay with that.